Jul 11, 2012

If you like the sweet smoky flavor of BBQ sauce, then you'll love these petite turkey meatloaves combined with a little zucchini, my homemade Kansas City Style BBQ sauce, and bacon! A fun twist on an my classic Petite Turkey Meatloaf.

I've been playing around with this recipe for a few weeks to get it just right. This first started on the grill in foil pockets. When we go camping, my husband makes a meatloaf on the camp fire and we all really enjoy it. But doing this on the grill can yield different results depending on your grill so I decided to stick with the oven for more precision. Feel free to test this on the grill if you don't want to heat up the kitchen!

I love adding zucchini to the mix because it adds moisture to otherwise dry turkey. I've done this before in my turkey burgers and meatloaf cupcakes and it turns out great and no one knows it's in there! I've made this with both 99% lean turkey and 93% percent lean and we all like the 93% lean best. You can use either, the points remain the same. I used my homemade BBQ sauce, but you can certainly use any BBQ sauce you like. If you are watching your sodium, you could cut back on the bacon or eliminate it all together. Hope you enjoy!

I found your site last week, and am so impressed with your use of "forbidden" ingredients (like yummy bacon!) in healthy moderation. Especially with a blog that has "skinny" in the title :) There are so many recipes on here that I can't wait to try, thank you so much!

Make sure the foil has a tight seal, like little tents. Do them individually and I would put them on indirect heat so they don't burn. Open it after 25 minutes, and cut into one to see if it's cooked, if not leave it another 10 minutes or so.

I made this last night in a muffin tin - my husband said it was "the best meatloaf he's ever had in his life"... and he loves meatloaf! I made it with baked rice w. peas AND beet salad -- both recipes from this very site. It was a Skinnytaste dinner and was a WINNER!!

I would make sure the foil has a tight seal, like little tents. Do them individually and I would put them on indirect heat but at a high heat so they cook. You may need to move them a bit onto the coals at the end.

Going to try making this recipe, tonight. I don't know about the turkey for the meat but, going to give it a whirl. I am doing the KS City BBQ sauce, too. Zucchini from the garden and I needed to do something with it so, I thought why not try this recipe.

I made this tonight and it was amazing! I didn't want to heat up my kitchen with the oven so I grilled them on the grill like I would a hamburger and just basted with the BBQ sauce after I turned them. The flavor was so good! Hubby loved them and I will be adding this to the rotation! Thank you!

I made these last night and they were amazing. The boyfriend said they are on the make again list. The only thing that I had an issue with was the bacon did not get as crispy as either of really like it. So next time we will pre-cook the bacon a little bit. We made this w/the Roasted Parmesan Green Beans which was an excellent combination!

I made this last night as one whole loaf, baked at 350 for an hour. Worked fine. The zucchini is GENIUS. I had tried turkey meatloaf with 99% fat free meat before and it was disgusting. This was tender, juicy and very tasty. Thanks so much for a great idea!

I just made these tonight in a muffin tin and they were FANTASTIC! Moist and loaded with flavor. I divided the meat into the 12 tins and cooked for 20 minutes; I then set the oven to broil, moved the rack up and broiled for 2 minutes to get the bacon crispy. Fantastic! Thank you for a wonderful recipe!

Found you on pinterest and have made a couple recipes - all really good :) Thanks for sharing recipes that I feel good about giving my family! I made this turkey meatloaf last night for dinner - it was so good! Used muffin tins, but I might have to get a petite loaf pan - so cute :) Anyways, I switched a couple things because I didn't feel like loading the kids up for a trip to the store, but it was amazing anyways. I have tried a TON of meatloaf recipes for my husband...he's just never liked it. His exact words on this one? "That's pretty good." A glowing recommendation from him :) And both of my super picky kids ate it. My little guy even asked for more. I don't know that he's ever done that before. Thanks again for sharing!!

This was ridiculously good. I made in one big loaf (cooked for a little under an hour) since I don't have the mini loaf pan. My boyfriend, who usually dislikes it when I use ground turkey for things he thinks should be made with ground beef (like meatloaf, meatballs, etc), really really liked it, and even yelled THIS IS DELICIOUS while eating haha. He also mentioned it again the next day about how good it was.

Amazing meatloaf! Definitely a hit in my family. I ended up making a Big loaf and using beef because I didn't have the ground turkey. I also had to make it Gluten Free and made GF breadcrumbs with 2 heels of Udi's GF bread. Turned out AMAZING!!! My three boys ended up fighting over the last piece. Making it again tonight and doubled the recipe in hopes of having leftovers. Thank you for your amazing site and recipes. You are the first place I go when looking for a recipe.

My beef-loving husband went back for a second mini meatloaf! He said his only complaint was my little tins weren't big enough. Compliments to the chefs!! I got those zucchini shreds by him soooo stealth-like, too!

This was amazing. I made it with your Broccoli and Cheese Twice Baked Potatoes. My husband was whining about using ground turkey instead of ground beef and after he started eating it, he said "ya know, I think this is better than regular meatloaf". Plus, my extremely picky 3 year old ate it without complaint. He even asked me to make it again. Winner!

Another awesome recipe! I've made this recipe a few times and my recommendation would be use cheese cloth to drain the zucchini, fluff with a fork and then measure. This has saved me a lot of paper towels and is a bit neater. Thanks for adding bacon!

def. made this for dinner tonight with mashed potatoes and strings beans. My husband loved it and suggested that I double the recipe next time. Gina, you make weight watchers doable and delicious. thanks again. BTW def go for the chew weight watchers chef. your meals are too amazing and the nation needs to know!

I made these last night and they were quite good! My husband loved them!! I also added 1/2 c 2% sharp cheddar cheese. Next time I will broil it at the end to crisp the bacon up a bit and also add a T of worcestershire for a bit of a kick.

These taste great! Made them for dinner with my great aunt and my dad. My dad hates everything healthy and his only attempt is to leave the whipped cream off his banana split. Both of them loved it and my great aunt even asked for the recipe:) So easy and freezes well